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In recognition of their debut album, LOVETAP! out, on Mar. 24, and playing at SXSW, I had a chance to meet up and chat with the members of Smallpools while they were here in Austin. As a fan of their upbeat, fun sound, I was more than pleased to find out that the members of Smallpools were just as easygoing...

Their last record The Sheepdogs, produced by The Black Keys', Patrick Carney, achieved #1 chart position in Canada September in 2012. They won Three JUNO Awards including “Single of the Year”, “New Group of the Year” and “ Rock Album of the Year.” They performed at major festivals all over...

One band we got to meet during SXSW, was Avan Lava, a group who identifies themselves as the "freshest Super-Pop act to come out since Madonna," and with their energetic tracks and wild performances, the "Queen of Pop," might just have some competition.
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CONVERSE Inc. made its return to Austin to celebrate music and self-expression during the 2015 SXSW Music Conference and Festival. Timed with the recent launch of their global “Made by you” campaign, self-expression was brought to the forefront through Converse Chuck Taylor All Star sneakers and the showcases...

Imagine a youthful man with long wavy black hair not particularly tall or outspoken, but the room is at capacity in anticipation to see what all of the fuss is about. I’m at St. David's Episcopal Church in Bethell Hall, a classy cathedral tucked away in the heart of downtown Austin during the annual...

This SXSW 2015 featured the first-ever FLOODfest, it took place at the Cedar Street Courtyard over four days in Austin and featured artists like; Spoon, Run the Jewels, Courtney Barnett, Frank Turner, Best Coast, Twin Shadow, Big Data, Amason, Geographer, The Ting Tings, and many more. We sent our photog...

When SXSW comes around there are pockets of the city you never see that come alive. For example, 604 Driskill Street. That abandoned lot behind the Ihop on Caesar Chavez. The one that has somehow not become a condo or highrise. For the third year in a row, the SouthBites trailer park has taken over this...

As an older musician who has known hundreds of rich with talent “starving artists,” I am very impressed and amazed at the rapid and steady success that Jonah Guthrie has found at the young age of 20, and with a seemingly peculiar formula of recording cover songs to YouTube. Noah Guthrie is by no question...

In Micah Magee’s feature directorial debut, Petting Zoo, filmed in San Antonio, Magee explores the life of a teenage girl facing an unexpected pregnancy almost entirely by herself. The film is a refreshing take on a subject of neverending debate yet portrays it with empathy and without judgement.
Layla...

Austin Fusion Magazine attended SXstyle to hear the latest from rising fashion entrepreneurs. The business of fashion is all about catering to the consumer. In 2015, global consumers are beginning to move away from massed produced, cookie cutter items and instead, moving toward premium uniqueness. The fashion...